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17 Sep 2025

HKMU's Inaugural World University Animation Awards Ceremony gathers global animation elites and ignites creative possibilities

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is dedicated to advancing creative arts education, providing an international platform for animation talent to connect and exchange ideas, unlocking boundless opportunities in the creative industries, and contributing to Hong Kong's development as a vibrant East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. The inaugural World University Animation Awards (WUAA) ceremony was proudly hosted by HKMU on 16 September, at The Box, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District. The event celebrated exceptional animated works selected from over a thousand entries across 96 countries and regions. The works demonstrate artistic vision, technical excellence and originality. The ceremony brought together elite leaders and industry luminaries to witness the creative brilliance of emerging animation talent....

14 Sep 2025

HKMU secures over HK$33 million in RGC research funding, leading self-financing institutions with over 37% of the total allocation

In the latest round of the Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector of the Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) secured over HK$33.42 million for 47 projects, amounting to over 37.1% of the total RGC allocation. HKMU ranked first among all local self-financing institutions in terms of both funding amount and the number of projects for the third consecutive year, demonstrating the excellence of the University's faculty in research and innovation....

9 Sep 2025

HKMU continues to lead funded programmes and places under the SSSDP among self-financing institutions, with all 10 Applied Degree programmes granted places

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has been granted 1,891 subsidised places across 21 programmes for the 2026/27 academic year under the latest round of the Education Bureau (EDB)'s Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) for undergraduate programmes. This includes 1,177 places for 10 Applied Degree (APD) programmes. HKMU continued to secure the highest number of funded programmes and places among the eight participating self-financing institutions....

9 Sep 2025

Laurels for School of Science and Technology students at the Greater Bay Area STEAM Excellence Award

Students from the School of Science and Technology were rewarded for their endeavours in innovation and technology in various categories of the Tertiary Stream in the 7th Greater Bay Area STEAM Excellence Award 2025 (HKSAR)....

5 Sep 2025

Students' innovative smart glasses project recognised with accolades

A team of Computer Science students — Yip On-tik, Chui Tsz-ching, Lee Chak-yin and Eugene Wu Long-fung — received multiple awards for their innovative project, “Smart Glasses for Hearing Impaired in Hong Kong” in local and national innovative and techonology competitions....

3 Sep 2025

HKMU School of Education and Languages hosts Symposium on Language Development in Chinese-speaking Populations with Special Needs

The Research Institute for Bilingual Learning and Teaching (RIBiLT), under the School of Education and Languages (E&L) at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), successfully hosted the Symposium on Language Development in Chinese-speaking Populations with Special Needs on 1-2 August. The aim of the symposium was to advance scholarly understanding, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and promote effective interventions to support the language development of Chinese-speaking individuals with special needs. Conducted in a hybrid online-offline format, the symposium attracted over 130 participants, including experts, scholars and members of the public....

3 Sep 2025

HKMU students awarded HSBC Scholarships

This year, seven outstanding HKMU students have been honoured as HSBC Scholars. Four of them were invited to celebrate their achievements at HSBC Scholars Day, held on 16 July....

1 Sep 2025

HKMU embarks on a new academic year with the launch of Graduate School to foster research excellence and innovation

Today (1 September) marks the start of the new academic year at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU). To welcome over 4,900 new students, the University organised a wide range of orientation activities. The University also officially established the Graduate School to provide comprehensive support for postgraduate students and further promote research excellence and innovation....

29 Aug 2025

MPhil student's essay wins First Prize at national academic conference on Li Bai and Du Fu studies

Zhang Jie, a student in the Master of Philosophy programme in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, presented his latest research findings at the 8th National Academic Conference of ChengDu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum for Master and Doctoral Students and the Academic Conference on Li Bai and Du Fu Studies (成都杜甫草堂博物館第八屆全國碩博研究生學術會議暨李杜研究學術會議). His paper, titled “The Reception and Spiritual Inheritance of Du Fu in Hong Kong Press (香港報刊的杜甫接受與精神傳承) (1949–2024)”, was awarded First Prize at the conference. ...

28 Aug 2025

HKMU's first technology licence: Paving the way for the commercialisation of non-invasive prostate cancer screening innovation

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) recently achieved its first-ever technology licensing agreement, a milestone in the University's efforts to translate research into impactful, real-world applications. A know-how licensing agreement for a non-invasive electrochemical screening technology, based on foundational research by Prof. A. L. Roy Vellaisamy, Chair Professor of Intelligent Systems in the School of Science and Technology, has been signed with a UK-based healthcare company. The technology offers a highly promising method for the early detection of prostate cancer through a simple urine test....